Cothon of Motya
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The Cothon of Motya is an ancient man-made harbor basin on the Phoenician-Punic island city of Motya off the western coast of Sicily, notable for its later reinterpretation as a sacred pool within a major religious complex.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient harbor basin
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archaeological site ⓘ sacred pool ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Phoenician colonization of Sicily
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Punic religious practices ⓘ |
| associatedWithDeity |
Astarte
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Baal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| connectedTo | sea ⓘ |
| country | Italy ⓘ |
| culture |
Phoenician
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Punic ⓘ |
| currentUse |
archaeological research site
ⓘ
tourist attraction ⓘ |
| discoveredBy | archaeologists in the 20th century ⓘ |
| excavatedBy | Italian archaeologists ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
altars
ⓘ
canals or channels to the lagoon ⓘ central islet ⓘ cult buildings ⓘ man-made embankments ⓘ stone-lined basin ⓘ surrounding temples ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
maritime function
ⓘ
ritual function ⓘ |
| hasWaterSource |
groundwater
ⓘ
sea water ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | protected archaeological area ⓘ |
| interpretedAs | artificial harbor ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Italy
ⓘ
Mediterranean Sea ⓘ Motya NERFINISHED ⓘ Stagnone Lagoon NERFINISHED ⓘ western Sicily NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| material |
masonry
ⓘ
stone ⓘ |
| near | Marsala NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
island city of Motya
ⓘ
religious complex of Motya ⓘ |
| reinterpretedAs | sacred pool ⓘ |
| shape | rectangular basin ⓘ |
| significance |
important for understanding Phoenician maritime infrastructure
ⓘ
major example of Phoenician religious architecture in the western Mediterranean ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
Iron Age
ⓘ
Phoenician-Punic period NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedAs |
harbor basin
ⓘ
sacred pool ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.